FAU Hosts 50th Annual Honors Convocation
(Photo by Alex Dolce)
Florida Atlantic University President John Kelly and Provost Bret Danilowicz will host the University’s 50th annual Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 17 at 4 p.m. at the University Theatre in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. The ceremony recognizes the University’s most outstanding students and faculty (a full list of honorees is below).
Awards and recognition include nine University scholars, the Distinguished Student award, the University Club Merit award, the Phi Kappa Phi scholar, the Stan and Renee Wimberly scholar, the Undergraduate Researchers awards, the Student-Athletes of the Year awards, and the Fraternity and Sorority scholars. Faculty honors include the FAU Alumni Association’s Degree of Difference Award, Researchers and Scholars of the Year awards, Teaching and Advising awards, as well as the Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research award, and the Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty.
The winner of the Distinguished Teacher of the Year award, which is determined by FAU students, will present the keynote speech. This year’s recipient is Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D., professor of political science in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. As a specialist in international law, Morton’s research focuses on security studies, international organization and international relations theory. He also directs the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program, which offers students a unique opportunity to enhance their diplomatic skills and compete in diplomatic simulations, and also teaches at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College.
2019 Florida Atlantic University Honors Convocation Awardees
University Scholars
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Alexander Bruens
College of Business Adeel Shahzad
College for Design and Social Inquiry Alycia Quaid
College of Education Keishla Pesantes
College of Engineering and Computer Science Mickael Pigeot
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Samantha Iliff
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Christina Phillips
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Julie Yassa
Distinguished Student Award
College of Business John Scurto
Fraternity and Sorority Scholars
Sigma Chi Fraternity Chieh Hsu
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority Tamara Fakhoury
Phi Kappa Phi Scholar
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Christy LaFlamme
Student-Athletes of the Year
Football Harrison Bryant
Soccer Ebba Blomqvist
University Club Merit Award
College of Engineering and Computer Science Shefatha Rabbany
Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Jeffrey Coltman-Cormier
Undergraduate Researchers of the Year
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Alexander Bruens
College of Business Sydney Elney
College for Design and Social Inquiry Alexandria Remillard
College of Education Michael Correa
College of Engineering and Computer Science Reinaldo Dos Santos
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Abhimanyu Ahuja
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Lisa Victor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Isabella Velasquez-Botero
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Stephen Hoover
Alumni “Degree of Difference” Award
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Dayna Weinert, M.D.
University Researchers of the Year
Borko Furht, Ph.D., Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Alex Keene, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Joshua Voss, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Scholars of the Year
Len Sperry, M.D., Ph.D., Professor
College of Education
Nancy Jones, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Cristobal Salinas, Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
College of Education
Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching
Wendy Hinshaw, Ph.D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Lori Dassa, Ed.D., College of Education
Oscar Curet, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science
Wairimu Njambi, Ph.D., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Advising
Laura Mooney, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Stephanie Waldorf, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Jess Tuck, Ph.D., University Advising Services
Distinguished Mentor of the Year in Undergraduate Research
Myeongsub Kim, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science
Presidential Awards for Engaged Faculty
Seth Fallik, Ph.D., College for Design and Social Inquiry
Mara Schiff, Ph.D., College for Design and Social Inquiry
Rhonda Goodman, Ph.D., Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
The Distinguished Teacher of the Year
Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D., Professor
Political Science
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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